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19th May 06, 01:07 PM
#13
OT: Swiss Guards
 Originally Posted by Rex_Tremende
Some clown dressed
like this should say
whether a kilt is
in good taste??
Harrumph!
I wouldn't call the Swiss Guards "clowns". The whole reason why the Swiss were chosen as the personal army of the Pope was because the Swiss, like the Scots, were well-known for their fighting abilities and served as mercenaries in a number of armies.
I'm not a fan of Wikipedia, but their article on the Swiss Guard does a pretty good job in summing up their history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Guard
Regards, 
Todd
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